If you've ever wondered what it's really like to head out for days or even months and just keep walking, Episode 175 of The Thoughtful Travel Podcast will give you many insights into hiking and walking experiences on your travels.

I start off speaking with Laura Waters, who spent five months tramping from the top of New Zealand to the bottom. As you can imagine this is no easy feat at all (but there is a bonus to it all involving chocolate!).

Next, Suzanne Moore describes a much shorter hike in Japan, and an experience that made us both laugh. Suzy will be back in a future episode describing a longer hike she did in south-west Australia - but this climb at Mt Yote is such a fun story!

Finally, I chat to Rick Antonson who agreed - without even knowing where it was or anything about it - to walk the Kokoda Track with his neighbour. This was also not a simple trip but like nearly any trip that requires a lot of effort, it was incredibly rewarding.

Links:
Hiking When You Travel, Episode 124 - notaballerina.com/124 
Laura Waters’ website - https://soultrekkers.com.au/ 
Laura’s book Bewildered - https://amzn.to/2S20zu2 
Suzanne Moore https://www.suzannemoorewriter.com/   
Suzanne’s book The Place Between - https://amzn.to/31KM6aD 
Rick Antonson - www.rickantonson.com
Rick’ book Walking With Ghosts in Papua New Guinea - https://amzn.to/37n1fzS 
Join our Facebook group for Thoughtful Travellers - https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtfultravellers
Show notes: https://notaballerina.com/175

If you've ever wondered what it's really like to head out for days or even months and just keep walking, Episode 175 of The Thoughtful Travel Podcast will give you many insights into hiking and walking experiences on your travels.
I start off speaking with Laura Waters, who spent five months tramping from the top of New Zealand to the bottom. As you can imagine this is no easy feat at all (but there is a bonus to it all involving chocolate!).
Next, Suzanne Moore describes a much shorter hike in Japan, and an experience that made us both laugh. Suzy will be back in a future episode describing a longer hike she did in south-west Australia - but this climb at Mt Yote is such a fun story!
Finally, I chat to Rick Antonson who agreed - without even knowing where it was or anything about it - to walk the Kokoda Track with his neighbour. This was also not a simple trip but like nearly any trip that requires a lot of effort, it was incredibly rewarding.
Links:
<ul>
<li>Hiking When You Travel, Episode 124 - <a href="http://notaballerina.com/124">notaballerina.com/124</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li>Laura Waters&rsquo; website - <a href="https://soultrekkers.com.au/">https://soultrekkers.com.au/</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li>Laura&rsquo;s book Bewildered - <a href="https://amzn.to/2S20zu2">https://amzn.to/2S20zu2</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li>Suzanne Moore <a href="https://www.suzannemoorewriter.com/">https://www.suzannemoorewriter.com/</a>&nbsp; &nbsp;</li>
<li>Suzanne&rsquo;s book The Place Between - <a href="https://amzn.to/31KM6aD">https://amzn.to/31KM6aD</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li>Rick Antonson - <a href="http://www.rickantonson.com">www.rickantonson.com</a></li>
<li>Rick&rsquo; book Walking With Ghosts in Papua New Guinea - <a href="https://amzn.to/37n1fzS">https://amzn.to/37n1fzS</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li>Join our Facebook group for Thoughtful Travellers -&nbsp;<a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtfultravellers">https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtfultravellers</a></li>
<li>Show notes: <a href="http://notaballerina.com/175">https://notaballerina.com/175</a></li>
</ul>

The Thoughtful Travel Podcast with Amanda Kendle is a show for travel lovers. Each episode is packed with travel stories from fellow travel addicts on topics like using foreign languages, meeting the locals, getting lost and what we learn from our travels.

Tales from travel-lovers about why we travel and what we learn from it.

The Thoughtful Travel Podcast

The Thoughtful Travel Podcast with Amanda Kendle - established 2016 - is a weekly show which helps travellers think about how our travels can be good for us and good for the world. We talk about how to make ethical decisions on our trips, sustainable and regenerative tourism, bringing back what we learn from the people and cultures we meet to improve our lives back home, and share the most memorable stories from travelling: fun, scary, educational and more. Most episodes include extracts from conversations with three different guests, centred on a particular topic, but you'll also hear occasional deep dive interviews, recordings from the Thoughtful Travellers Book Club, and Amanda's own experiences from travelling past and present.

The Thoughtful Travel Podcast with Amanda Kendle - established 2016 - is a weekly show which helps travellers think about how our travels can be good for us and good for the world. We talk about how to make ethical decisions on our trips, sustainable and regenerative tourism, bringing back what we learn from the people and cultures we meet to improve our lives back home, and share the most memorable stories from travelling: fun, scary, educational and more. Most episodes include extracts from conversations with three different guests, centred on a particular topic, but you'll also hear occasional deep dive interviews, recordings from the Thoughtful Travellers Book Club, and Amanda's own experiences from travelling past and present.